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AS IT IS 2013-06-23 Russia and U.S. Clash on Stopping Violence in Syria Hi again. Nice to have you with us on As It Is from VOA Learning English. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. There was more talk this week about how to stop the civil war in Syria. Tens of th

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Reinventing Synagogue; Students Dress for Success; '12-12-12' Concert for Hurricane Victims Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we hear from artists who performed at a show to raise money for victi

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Ooh! Ah! Sis-Boom-Bah! Music to Go with Fourth of July Fireworks Welcome to This Is America, with VOA Learning English. America's Declaration of Independence from Britain was signed on July 4, 1776. Today, Mary Tillotson and Steve Ember bring you an